The disconnect switch I have been waiting for arrived on Friday, yesterday (Sat 12Jan24). I was able to finally mount the Inverter and the Lynx power distribution bus in place.
As planned, I put the new inverter where the old one was located. There is not a lot of extra room, so I placed it against the rear vents to give as much room wiring as possible.
I ran the control wire up through the dinette, under the galley and into the back of the coat closet. I plan to mount the panel in the same location as the original monitor.
I needed the disconnect switch because I need to fit everything in a very tight space and there is no substitute for having the components in hand when trying to put 10lbs of stuff in a 5lb bag...
To make the power system compact, I fit it up on the bench. I used my shop press to make a 4/0 lug into a copper connecter from the Disconnect switch to the ANL fuse block. This saved a lot of space.
I am mounting the Lynx to the ceiling of the compartment. I found that LTV put metal in the ceiling so it is difficult to drive screws to mount the hardware. They likely are protecting something that they ran between the floors. The floor is wood, foam, wood, about 2 inches thick and they often run channels in the foam for conduits.
I ran the Battery Monitor cable the same route as the inverter control to the back of the coat closet. I plan to mount it on the same panel as all the other monitors.
I still need to install the DC Charger under the seat and run the AC wires from the distribution panel, so this compartment is going to get pretty busy.
As this project goes on, I continue to learn more about the wiring of the LTV and try to update my schematics as well as update the LTV schematics to reflect the changes I have made.
This is my representation of the upgrade.
Another long update...but it is for me. I have CRS really bad.
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